Thursday, December 25, 2014

Riptide

Vance JoyRiptide Tab

~ Riptide - Vance Joy ~ Capo 6 Great song from an unearthed artist :) The whole song is basically the same chords over and over. Em Cadd9 G * = Strum Once The intro is just that chord progression repeated twice and the verse goes the same. I'm really unsure of the lyrics... Em Cadd9 G I was scared of dentists and the dark Em Cadd9 G I was scared of pretty girls and starting conversations Em Cadd9 G Oh all my friends are turning green Em Cadd9 G You must've [something something] in our dreams Em Cadd9 G Uh oooh oh oooh oooh Em Cadd9 G* Oh oooh oh oooh and they come unstuck Em Cadd9 G Lady, runnin' down to the riptide G Em Taken away to the dark side Cadd9 G I wanna be your left hand man Em Cadd9 G And I love you when you're singin' that song and Em I gotta lump in my throat cos Cadd9 G You're gonna sing the words wrong Em Cadd9 G There's this movie that I think you'll like Em Cadd9 G This guy decides to quit his job and head to New York City Em Cadd9 G This cowboy's running from himself Em Cadd9 G She's been living on the highest shelf Em Cadd9 G Uh oooh oh oooh oooh Em Cadd9 G* Oh oooh oh oooh and they come unstuck Em Cadd9 G Lady, runnin' down to the riptide G Em Taken away to the dark side Cadd9 G I wanna be your left hand man Em Cadd9 G And I love you when you're singin' that song and Em I gotta lump in my throat cos Cadd9 G You're gonna sing the words wrong Em Cadd9 G I just gotta, I just gotta know Em Cadd9 G If you're gonna, if you're gonna stay Em Cadd9 G I just gotta, I just gotta know Em Cadd9 G* I can't have it, I can't have it any other way Em* Cadd9* G* I swear she's destined for the screen Em* Cadd9* G* Closest thing to Michelle Phipher that you've ever seen oh Em Cadd9 G Lady, runnin' down to the riptide G Em Taken away to the dark side Cadd9 G I wanna be your left hand man Em Cadd9 G And I love you when you're singin' that song and Em I gotta lump in my throat cos Cadd9 G You're gonna sing the words wrong Em Cadd9 G Lady, runnin' down to the riptide G Em Taken away to the dark side Cadd9 G I wanna be your left hand man Em Cadd9 G And I love you when you're singin' that song and Em I gotta lump in my throat cos Cadd9 G You're gonna sing the words wrong Em Cadd9 G* I gotta lump in my throat cos you're gonna sing the words wrong End on G

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Depending on which recording you're listening to, he may or may not be playing a half 
step up. So you
 can either throw a capo on 1 if you want, or just fiddle with the tuning, or (my 
personal fave) just go
for it in open tuning.
The only chords you use in this song are Am, G, C, and very briefly F. (If you're 
feelin' fancy, you can
 play the Fadd9 that he uses, but whatev). Also, I would tab out the fingerpicking, and 
I might do it
later, but I just figured this out on my ukulele and I'm too lazy to go get my guitar 
and figure it out
 right now.



Am           G                   C (x2)

Am                    G                       C
I was scared of dentists and the dark,
Am                    G                       C
I was scared of pretty girls and starting conversations,
Am                    G                       C
Oh all my friends are turning green,
Am                    G                       C
You're the magicians assistant in their dreams.

Am     G    C
Ooh, ooh ooh
Am    G           C (hold)
Ooh, and they come unstuck

Am   G                        C
Lady, running down to the riptide,
C                      Am
taken away to the dark side,
G                    C
I wanna be your left hand man.
Am           G                             C
I love you when you're singing that song and,
C                        Am
I got a lump in my throat 'cause
G                            C
you're gonna sing the words wrong

Am                         G                       C
There's this movie that I think you'll like,
Am                         G                       C
this guy decides to quit his job and heads to New York City,
Am                 G                       C
this cowboy's running from himself.
Am                             G                       C
And she's been living on the highest shelf

Am     G    C
Ooh, ooh ooh
Am G           C (hold)
Ooh, and they come unstuck

Am     G                              C
Lady, running down to the riptide,
C                           Am
taken away to the dark side,
G                       C
I wanna be your left hand man.
Am             G                                  C
I love you when you're singing that song and,
C                           Am
I got a lump in my throat 'cause
G                                C
you're gonna sing the words wrong

Fingerpicking

Am                                   G
I just wanna, I just wanna know,
C                                                 F
If you're gonna, if you're gonna stay,
Am                                   G
I just gotta, I just gotta know,
C                                                F (strum and hold)
I can't have it, I can't have it any other way

Strum once and hold:
Am                  G                     C
I swear she's destined for the screen,
Am                      G                           C
Closest thing to Michelle Pfeiffer that you've ever seen, oh


Am     G                              C
Lady, running down to the riptide,
C                           Am
taken away to the dark side,
G                       C
I wanna be your left hand man.
Am             G                                  C
I love you when you're singing that song and,
C                           Am
I got a lump in my throat 'cause
G                                C
you're gonna sing the words wrong

Am     G                              C
Lady, running down to the riptide,
C                           Am
taken away to the dark side,
G                       C
I wanna be your left hand man.
Am             G                                  C
I love you when you're singing that song and,
C                           Am
I got a lump in my throat 'cause
G                                C
you're gonna sing the words wrong

Am     G                              C
Lady, running down to the riptide,
C                           Am
taken away to the dark side,
G                       C
I wanna be your left hand man.
Am             G                                  C
I love you when you're singing that song and,
C                           Am
I got a lump in my throat 'cause
G                                C
you're gonna sing the words wrong
C                           Am                G                                C

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